Purple Popcorn Recipe

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Purple Popcorn
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
170
Calories
Total time
40
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 (3 oz) package grape flavor gelatin
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 3 drops red food coloring (optional)
  • 3 drops blue food coloring (optional)

Directions:

  1. Place the popcorn in a greased 17x12x2-inch baking dish. Keep popcorn warm in a 300 degree oven while making syrup mixture. In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, combine butter, sugar, gelatin, water,food coloring and corn syrup. Cook mixture over medium heat until it boils, stirring constantly. Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pan. Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the thermometer reaches 255 degrees (hard-ball stage).
  2. Pour syrup mixture over popcorn. Bake in a 300 degree oven for 5 minutes.
  3. Stir once and bake 5 minutes longer. Place popcorn mixture onto a large piece of foil. Cool completely. Break popcorn mixture into clusters. Store.
  4. In an airtight container. Serves 14-16 children. (Can used any flavor of gelatin).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 169.73 Kcal (711 kJ)
Calories from fat 120.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.42g 21%
Cholesterol 34.86mg 12%
Sodium 5.31mg 0%
Potassium 22.84mg 0%
Total Carbs 12.55g 4%
Sugars 8.02g 32%
Dietary Fiber 0.86g 3%
Protein 0.95g 2%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 5%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 4.9mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 483.22 Kcal (2023 kJ)
Calories from fat 343.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 38.2g 21%
Cholesterol 99.25mg 12%
Sodium 15.13mg 0%
Potassium 65.01mg 0%
Total Carbs 35.72g 4%
Sugars 22.83g 32%
Dietary Fiber 2.44g 3%
Protein 2.71g 2%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 5%
Iron 0.5mg 1%
Calcium 13.9mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.3
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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